Spotify is another online service where soothing sounds can be found. Check out the playlist, “Pure Relaxation.”

Sounds of Nature

Humanity produces a lot of noise – car horns, televisions, airplanes and crowds. But there are sound effect apps that can help drownout that stressful noise. Listen to recorded nature instead, like ocean waves, raindrops, birds singing and crickets chirping.

Calm.com is a website with tranquil sounds, soothing images and guided meditation. Choose between timed or open meditation for a single session. There are also longer-term programs available.

A YouTube video provides an example of Calm.com meditation.

The website also offers videos designed to ease worries. The videos include scenes of nature, such as clouds, ocean and the beach at sunset.

Calm.com

Calm.com is free. More advanced meditation programs are available for purchase. A Calm app is free for iPhone and Android.

Flowy

Flowy is an electronic game developed to help users fight panic and anxiety attacks. The designers said they based the game on findings from a group of studies about how to ease anxiety. Flowy teaches controlled breathing.

The developers say that by playing Flowy for 90 seconds a day, users can learn to breathe better and become calmer. The website says Flowy “produced measurable decreases in anxiety and panic symptoms” during testing.

Flowy App

Flowy puts the user on a boat in the middle of the ocean where he or she must sail the captain home. The app guides the user to breathe rhythmically to power the boat across the water. Tap the screen to steer the boat to collect coins and avoid obstacles.

Head to the website and enjoy a beautiful image and calming sounds. A timer counts down two minutes during which you are supposed to do nothing. If you move the mouse, touch the keyboard or take other action, the clock stops and the two minutes begin again.

Weave Silk

Weave Silk

Make the world a more beautiful place as you forget your troubles. Weave Silk is a website that lets the user create art by dragging a cursor around the computer screen.